Board of Education

 

 Core Beliefs

Student Learning

• Every student can and must learn at grade level and beyond. 

High Quality Instruction

• Teachers must demonstrate the ability and desire to educate each child at a high level.

Leadership

• Leaders must perform courageously and ethically to accomplish stated goals.

Safety

• A safe learning and working environment is crucial to student learning.

Culture

• Fresno Unified is a place where:
• Diversity is valued
• Educational excellence and equity are expected
• Individual responsibility and participation by all is required
• Collaborative adult relationships are essential
• Parents, students and the community as a whole are vital partners

Commitments

Student Learning

• We will provide all students access to high quality options and a variety of activities.
• We will implement, continue or expand practices proven to raise student achievement; and eliminate practices that do not.

High Quality Instruction

• We expect all students to achieve their personal best; differences in achievement among socio-economic and ethnic groups are not acceptable.
• We expect effective teacher performance toward desired results.

Leadership

• We will require the timely delivery of high quality services to every site.
• We will sustain and monitor a financial plan that ensures the viability of the district.
• We will provide clear expectations and regularly support professional growth.

Safety

• We will provide a safe, clean, and orderly learning and working environment.

Culture

• We will establish collaborative relationships with staff, parents, students, and the community.
• We strongly encourage and welcome the valuable contributions of our families.
• We expect and depend upon individual responsibility.